Laws 2008, Chapter 350, Article 1, Section 94

APPENDIX A

2008 Complete Streets Law

Laws 2008, Chapter 350, Article 1, Section 94

Sec. 94. COMPLETE STREETS.
The commissioner of transportation, in cooperation with the Metropolitan Council
and representatives of counties, statutory and home rule charter cities, and towns, shall
study the benefits, feasibility, and cost of adopting a complete streets policy applicable to
plans to construct, reconstruct, and relocate streets and roads that includes the following
elements:
(1) safe access for all users, including pedestrians, bicyclists, motorists, and transit
riders;
(2) bicycle and pedestrian ways in urbanized areas except where bicyclists and
pedestrians are prohibited by law, where costs would be excessively disproportionate, and
where there is no need for bicycle and pedestrian ways;
(3) paved shoulders on rural roads;
(4) safe pedestrian travel, including for people with disabilities, on sidewalks and
street crossings;
(5) utilization of the latest and best design standards; and
(6) consistency of complete streets plan with community context.
The commissioner shall report findings, conclusions, and recommendations to
the senate Transportation Budget and Policy Division and the house of representatives
Transportation Finance Division and Transportation and Transit Policy Subcommittee by
December 5, 2009.

APPENDIX B

Mn/DOT Scoping Process Executive Summary

Mn/DOT Scoping Process Executive Summary

Introduction

The purpose of this manual is to provide in a single volume the guidance documents and tools used in the Mn/DOT scoping process.

Poorly scoped projects tend to grow in scope as project delivery progresses. This results in rework for the functional groups, higher than programmed costs, and letting delays. These effects ripple through the entire program and have a deleterious effect on public trust. Conversely, the benefits of a good scoping process are well recognized and include:

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• Alignment with performance goals & CSS

• Better cost estimates

• Less rework

• Predictable delivery schedule

• Greater public trust

• Improved coordination w/ partners

• Everybody on the team working towardthe same goal

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The objective of the PCMG scoping initiative was to incorporate the best practices currently used by the districts to develop a process that is characterized by the following principles:

Early
Comprehensive
Documented
Has a Change Process

Main Features

The main features of the Scoping Process are a set of expectations for districts statewide, a process, and a set of tools.

Expectations

Comprehensive scoping will be conducted before the project is programmed in the STIP.
Consistent with the principles of Context Sensitive Solutions (CSS) … “A full range of stakeholders should be involved with transportation officials in the scoping phase. The purposes of the project should be clearly defined and consensus on the scope should be forged before proceeding.”
Investigations will be sufficiently in-depth and decisions will be made so that the defined scope is complete and uncertainties are reduced.
Districts will define a timeline for the planning-scoping-programming cycle to ensure that functional groups get enough time to adequately scope a project before the scope is finalized.
The scope of the project will be well documented.
Changes in the scope will be documented.
The Scoping Report and Change Requests will be approved by district management.
Districts will modify the statewide process and tools to best fit their needs – provided the principles of early, comprehensive, documented, and having a change process are included.
Scoping will be charged to the appropriate activity codes and project SP.

Implementation

The process was implemented for use statewide onJanuary 1, 2007.

Process

The process describes the advancement of an identified transportation system performance based need through planning to scoping and then to programming. The process is given in more detail below.

Tools

The statewide process uses various tools to document the process and scope. These include:

Planning Needs List – to track potential projects during planning.
Project Planning Report – to provide the project manager with some background as to what was determined during planning.
Early Notification Memo – to provide information and solicit early input on complex projects.
Scoping Worksheets – to provide functional groups an outline of things to investigate during scoping and record their recommendations.
Scoping Report – to use in its draft form as an outline for scoping meetings and in its final to document the scope.
Project Change Request – to ensure that proper consideration was given for the effects of a scope, cost or letting change and to document the change.
Electronic Document Management System (EDMS) to aid in the process, and in document tracking and retention.

The Process

The Mn/DOT Project Planning – Scoping – Programming cyle begins with a Project Planning Phase in which transportation system performance needs are identified and prioritized. The most critical needs are carried forward into the Scoping Phase. During this period the full range of functional and stakeholder groups are queried to identify potential work to be done during the project. Decisions are made as to what will be done and what will not be part of the scope. These decisions are documented so that they can be conveyed to those who will work on the project. A cost estimate is also developed based on the scope. The scoped projects are then reviewed during the Programming Phase and either included in the STIP or HIP (10 Year Plan) or held for reconsideration the following year.

The goals of each phase are:

This simplified drawing depicts the major activities in each phase. A more detailed flowchart is available to show the full process.

The timeline for conducting project planning and scoping depends on the magnitude of the project. A generalized concept of the timeframes is presented in the following graphic. Districts should set their own specific timelines.

Project Planning Phase

Purpose: During the Project Planning Phase, performance-based measures and targets from the Statewide Transportation Plan or District plans are used to identify deficiencies in the transportation system. The deficiencies are prioritized so that the most important needs are addressed with the constrained funds available. The performance-based need and purpose of the project are defined to guide scope development.

Process: The process consists of first gathering all the needs of the transportation system. These needs are identified based upon the Statewide Transportation Plan, district long range plans, Highway Systems Operations Plan, Strategic Highway Safety Plan and the performance measures and other operational objectives that are identified for the transportation system. These needs are prioritized by applying fiscal constraints through a series of steps intended to shorten the list of needs to those that will become projects and be scoped for possible funding and inclusion in the STIP. Needs that are not selected during the prioritization process are added to the list of needs for re-consideration for next year. A draft Project Planning Report may be prepared to preserve information gathered on projects that will not move toward scoping.

Every project selected during the Project Planning Phase has a Project Planning Report completed for it. This report documents the decisions that were made during the planning phase and provides a framework for the project manager during the scoping phase of the project. Projects that will go into the HIP must have a completed Project Planning Report. Each selected project is entered into PPMS and has an S.P.(s) obtained for it.

Tools: databases, judgment, Needs Spreadsheet, Project Planning Report, Plans

Notes: During this phase, time is charged to the appropriate system planning activity codes.

Project Scoping Phase

Purpose: The purpose of the Project Scoping Phase is to extensively investigate all potential issues that could affect the cost and schedule of a project. This is to be completed prior to programming so that by the time the project is in the STIP, cost increases and re-work due to changes are minimized. The scoping process is comprehensive in that all functional groups and a full range of stakeholders have the opportunity to provide input early in the project development process.

Process: If a preferred alternative was not selected during planning, alternatives are developed and analyzed and a preferred alternative selected as per the guidance in the Highway Project Development Process (HPDP). The Project Manager distributes scoping worksheets to functional and stakeholder groups. Issues are returned to the Project Manager who compiles them into a draft Project Scoping Report. A meeting is held to discuss the scope of the project, after which a final scoping report is prepared which summarizes both the issues that will be included in the scope and the issues that will not be included in the project along with the reason they were rejected. The BaselineCost Estimate is prepared for the project and the schedule is updated in PPMS. Finally, the scoping report is approved and signed and is ready to be considered for programming and funding.

Tools: Early Notification Memo, Scoping Worksheets, Project Scoping Report

Notes: The timing of scoping and the detail needed will vary by type of project and by district. Larger, more complex projects may require considerably more time and effort to scope then less complex projects. During scoping, time is charged to the appropriate activity (environmental documents, layouts, scoping) and the project charge identifier.

Programming Phase

Purpose: The purpose of the Programming Phase is to decide which of the scoped projects will be submitted to the ATP for possible funding and inclusion in the STIP.

Process: The scoped projects are prioritized a final time based on comparison of the predicted performance to the performance measures. Fiscal constraints are applied again to determine those projects that will continue forward. Selected projects will be submitted for consideration in the ATP process. Those that are not selected to be part of the ATP process, or those that are not selected for inclusion in the STIP will be put on the list for consideration for the following year.

Tools: District ATP process documentation, long range plans

Notes: The steps of the Programming Phase will vary by district. The steps below are a guide for the major milestones that should occur during this phase.

Changes During Project Development

Purpose: No matter how well scoping is done, there will be instances where conditions change or something that was not known during scoping will be discovered during the project development process. These instances will require a change to the scope, cost, or schedule of the project. The project change process allows the impacts of these proposed changes to be evaluated, documented and approved.

Process: The Project Manager determines the appropriateness of the change, evaluates the impacts of the proposed change in terms of cost, schedule, letting, and re-work by other sections. The impacts are documented in a Project Change Request that must be approved by the ADE (or other).

Tools: Project Change Request

Notes: There may be situations where items need to be removed from the originally approved scope. These changes should also be evaluated for impacts to the cost and schedule.

The Committee

The following people participated on the scoping working group

Greg Ous, ADE, District 7, Chair

Todd Broadwell, ADE, District 8

Jim Povich, ADE, District 3

Steve Voss, Planning, District 3

Lynne Bly, Planning, CO

Richard Dalton, Env. Docs., Metro

Fausto Cabral, Prj. Manager, D-6

Susann Karnowski, Prj. Manager, D-8

Peter Harff, Prj. Manager, D-7

Steve Ryan, HPDP, CO

Nancy Melvin, EDMS, CO

Dave Pehoski, EDMS, CO

Greg Coughlin, Cost Estimating, CO

Jeff Brunner, Tech Support, CO

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APPENDIX C

Meeting Agendas & Summaries

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Summary of Meetings (August 2009)

January 26, 2009

/ AC kick-off meeting - Mn/DOT Training Center- Arden Hills

Overview of study purpose, process, responsibilities and schedule
Discussed Mn/DOT website, literature search and completed/ draft complete streets policies on MN
Discussed agencies with existing complete streets policies to interview
Identified references to review

March 9, 2009

/ TAP kick-off Meeting, 1:00-4:00 – Hiway Federal Credit Union Annex

Overview of study purpose, process, responsibilities and schedule
Round robin discussion of potential common elements in a policy and items to address

March 19, 2009

/ AC Meeting, 10:30-2:30– Hiway Federal Credit Union Annex

Reviewed top 9 agency policies (from AC rankings) to interview
Reviewed proposed report outline

April 8, 2009

/ PMT Meeting, 1:00-3:00 – SRF Consulting Group

Reviewed draft policy interview questions
Discussed policy interview process
Determined Mn/DOT “State of the State” presentation at the 5/11 AC meeting

April 27, 2009

/ TAP Meeting, 1:00-4:00 – SRF Consulting Group

Barb McCann (National Complete Streets Coalition) gave presentation on the national efforts/perspective
Discussed various costs that may be associated with complete streets

May 11, 2009

/ AC Meeting, 10:30-2:30– Hiway Federal Credit Union Annex

Mn/DOT staff gave “State of the State” presentation
Highlighted Barb McCann’s presentation at the 4/27 TAP meeting
Discussed new interview process in cooperation with APA/NCSC.

June 4, 2009

/ PMT Meeting, 1:00-3:00 – SRF Consulting Group

Finalized interview process with APA/NCSC and post interviews
Discussed legislative report format compliance
Identified technical presentations at future TAP meetings: funding, ADA compliance and snow removal

June 24, 2009

/ TAP Meeting, 1:00-4:00 – SRF Consulting Group

Technical presentation on funding a project – overview, planning, cooperative projects, County and City planning.
Discussed new interview process in cooperation with APA/NCSC

July 9, 2009

/ PMT Meeting,2:00-3:30- SRF Consulting Group

Discussed ADA compliance for report format
Reviewed draft of resources

July 16, 2009

/ AC Meeting, 10:30-2:30– Hiway Federal Credit Union Annex

Reviewed work to date
Presented report format changes
Conducted a “round robin” discussion of AC members on key issues/topic to be addressed in the report

July 29, 2009

/ TAP Meeting, 1:00-4:00 – Hiway Federal Credit Union Annex

Technical presentation on maintenance, operations and ADA requirements
Reviewed work to date
Presented report format changes
Conducted a “round robin” discussion of AC members on key issues/topic to be addressed in the report

September 18, 2009

/ PMT Meeting, 9:00-noon – SRF Consulting Group

Reviewed all comments received (no meeting summary included)

September 21, 2009

/ Joint AC and TAP Meeting, 1:00-4:00 – Hiway Federal Credit Union Annex

Conducted a “round robin” giving each AC and TAP member an opportunity to reiterate/clarify comments submitted electronically

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Advisory Committee Meeting Agenda
January 26, 200910:30 - 12:30
Mn/DOT Training Center- Arden Hills, Room 2

Welcome - Tim Quinn
Complete Streets Overview - John Powell
Introductions – Mike Marti
Study Process - How Will the Advisory Committee Achieve its Goals? – Mike Marti
Review of Complete Streets Policies and Goals
Review of Benefits, Feasibility and Cost of adopting a Complete Streets Policy
Identify Strategies
Public Involvement and Outreach
Publish Results
Roles and Responsibilities – Mike Marti
SRF Consulting Group
Organize, facilitate and record meetings
Literature search
Survey/interview agencies
Develop report format
Develop summary of best practices/lessons learned/literature review
Technical Advisory Panel
identify issues, impacts, conflicts, opportunities, costs
Advisory Committee (Same as TAP plus the following):
identify issues, impacts, conflicts, opportunities, costs
Sort through information provided by TAP
Read materials sent to members in advance of meetings and be prepared to discuss ground rules
Calendar of Events– Mike Marti
Deliverable Completion Dates
Future Advisory Committee Meeting Dates
Next Steps
Adjourn

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Advisory Committee Meeting Agenda
January 26, 200910:30 - 12:30
Mn/DOT Training Center- Arden Hills, Room 2

Attendees:

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Advisory Committee Meeting Agenda
January 26, 200910:30 - 12:30
Mn/DOT Training Center- Arden Hills, Room 2

John Powell, Co-Chair – City of Savage

Tim Quinn, Co-Chair – Mn/DOT

Merry Daher – Mn/DOT State Aid

James Andrew – Metropolitan Council

Lee Amundson – Willmar Area Trans Partnership

James Gittemeier – Duluth Metro Planning Org.

Steve Elkins – Bloomington City Council

Mary McComber – Oak ParkHeights

Shelly Pederson –City Engineer Association of MN (CEAM)

Dennis Berg – AnokaCounty Commissioner

Gary Danielson – MN CountyEngineers Association (MCEA)

Dan Greensweig – MN Association of Townships

Mike Schadauer – Mn/DOT Transit

Rick Kjonaas – Mn/DOT – State Aid

Karen Nikolai – HennepinCounty Community Design Liaison

Other: Tim Mitchell sat in for Mike Schadauer

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Attachments (meeting handouts):

Meeting agenda
Advisory Committee (AC) Roster
Technical Advisory Panel (TAP) Roster
Stakeholder Roles and Responsibility
Calendar of Events
Meeting Ground Rules
completestreets.org – Policies and Guides examples
Meeting sign-in sheet

Summary of action items:

Renae Kuehl to email the AC this afternoon with the link to the “completestreets.org – Policies and Guides examples” handout so members have access to the weblinks.
AC members to review the “completestreets.org – Policies and Guides examples” handout and provide to Renae Kuehl by Friday Feb 6th, your top 5 policies/guides that you think should be included in the AC’s list of documents and policies to review and synthesize. Policies and guides not included on this list are welcome as well.
AC members to provide to Renae Kuehl, any technical documents or references of interest that you have on the topic of complete streets by Friday Feb 6th.
AC members to let Renae Kuehl know by Friday Feb 6th if you are interested in attending the Complete Streets workshop hosted by Dakota County at the Eagan Community Center on March 11th. DakotaCounty is holding 5 spots for our group.
Merry Daher will have all AC members added to the website automatic email updates

Meeting discussion points:

Tim Quinn welcomed the group and gave an overview of the purpose of this study:

The purpose of Mn/DOT’s Complete Streets Study is NOT to develop a policy, but to determine the benefits, costs and feasibility of implementing a Complete Streets Policy in Minnesota